Example sentences of "would [be] [verb] for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She 'd be scarred for life . |
| 2 | I thought he 'd be touting for business ! |
| 3 | I 'd be set for life if something like that happened . |
| 4 | I 'd be marked for life — One of Those . |
| 5 | ‘ Obviously if all five of us went out and walked past a school at home time , we 'd be asking for trouble . |
| 6 | But you 'd be a fool to try and get this agility if you have n't got those safe levels suppleness , strength , stamina and coordination cos you 'd be asking for trouble . |
| 7 | We said we 'd be going for cost space reductions . |
| 8 | Does my right hon. Friend agree that any proposal to raise the higher rate of income tax , as advocated by the Opposition , would be damaging for morale and prosperity , because such a move would not only destroy the will to work but drive some of our best brains out of the country ? |
| 9 | The new plans being drawn up by the Countryside Commission and the Forestry Commission for sites near urban areas , mean that half of each site would be planted with mixed forest and the other half would be developed for recreation and farming purposes . |
| 10 | He prayed that she would be forgiven for being herself and following her nature . |
| 11 | He was allowed bail , but after consulting his lawyers , was convinced that it was highly probable that he would be convicted for sedition and sent to Botany Bay . |
| 12 | Under the new legislation , water levels would be monitored and a charge would be levied for water used for industry and agriculture . |
| 13 | Everything would be done for party interests — and nothing for the nation . |
| 14 | Employees ' representatives counter that many that accepted early retirement offers would never have done so without the promise that medical expenses would be covered for life . |
| 15 | Publication of these results had raised an expectation that the two associations which showed the most promise would be accepted for registration . |
| 16 | We are , he thinks , entering a period of new morality , when people would be looking for lack of stress , believing that the quality of life would transcend monetary reward . |
| 17 | He said the Irish side would be looking for progress on this issue . |
| 18 | While most students not in receipt of a job offer were making applications and attending interviews at the time they completed the Initial destinations questionnaires , the fact that one third of students would be looking for employment at the end of the courses can only be regarded as a disappointing , and rather unexpected , finding . |
| 19 | Society members who are at present on our own list would be asked for permission to allow their names to go forward enabling us to take part and benefit . |
| 20 | Multilateral institutions would be asked for debt reductions equivalent to those agreed by the private banks . |
| 21 | The above table shows the reduction is very effective if candidates can be rejected by exact zonal coding of the letters ( eg. candidates will and hill would be kept for code ‘ muuu ’ , but roll and wool would be rejected ) . |
| 22 | If the contra operation worked , Central America would be saved for democracy and Communism stopped at the doorstep of the United States . |
| 23 | She 'd smell the pipe and the sherry in the lounge and know she could go to sleep , because the Guests would be staying for supper and cards . |
| 24 | The cardio-vascular systems and main organs would be checked for stress and treated . |
| 25 | Before it , the talk in the High Court corridors was that Meehan would be acquitted for lack of evidence , but it was a view that few held by the time it was finished . |
| 26 | Water from the River Jordan would be diverted for irrigation , and the loss of water to the Dead Sea would be compensated for with sea water from the Mediterranean . |
| 27 | The old Soviet parliament was to be replaced by a two-chamber Supreme Soviet , and in due course a new Soviet Constitution would be presented for approval leading to presidential and perhaps more general multiparty elections the following year . |
| 28 | Then it was presented with a list of terminal patients and had to skim off the 25 per cent who would be okayed for resurrection . |
| 29 | Lord Howland , son of the Marquis of Tavistock whose family runs the safari park , said no more animals would be sent for research . |
| 30 | Meadows would be cut for hay once a year , and pastures would be grazed and never ploughed , planted or plied with artificial fertilisers and pesticides . |